Police said a school bus was stopped in front of a home facing northbound when it was rear-ended by a pickup truck just after 7 a.m. Friday. The bus driver was not injured, nor was the lone student on board.

The 23-year-old truck driver was airlifted to hospital with serious head and facial injuries, as well as a leg fracture. He was unconscious after the crash but regained consciousness before paramedics arrived.

Hwy. 31, which starts as Bank Street in Ottawa, was closed both ways between Liscumb Road and County Road 13 (Morewood Road) while police investigated.